Come and meet Team Norway at Science Conference

WELCOME ADDRESS AND OPENING REMARKS

BJØRN SIMONSEN - Science & Technology Counsellor, Norwegian Embassy & Innovation Norway

H.E. LEIF TRANA - Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore

PROF LAM YENG MING - Senior Director (Academic Research), National Research Foundation

SIGNING CEREMONIES
Two signings mark the next steps in Norway–Singapore research collaboration: first, the bilateral maritime research programme, followed by the Simula–SUTD memorandum of understanding on quantum technologies.

REMARKS BY THE AMBASSADORS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SIGNING CEREMONIES

H.E. TAN WAH YEOW – Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Norway

H.E. LEIF TRANA – Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore

SIGNING OF THE SIMULA–SUTD MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES
Signing of a memorandum of understanding between Simula and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), establishing a framework for collaboration in quantum technologies.

CARLOS CID – Director, Simula UiB

LANCE LIM – Senior Director, Office of AI & Digital Innovation, SUTD

WITNESSES:

H.E. LEIF TRANA – Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore

H.E. TAN WAH YEOW – Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Norway

FORMAL SIGNING FOR THE NORWAY-SINGAPORE MARITIME RESEARCH PROGRAMME

DR CHEN XINWEI – Deputy Executive Director, Singapore Maritime Institute

NG YI HAN – Senior Director (Innovation, Technology & Talent Development) / Chief Transformation Officer, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

KJELL RØANG – Senior Adviser, The Research Council of Norway

WITNESSES:

CHIN YI ZHUAN – Deputy Chief Executive (Industry & Corporate), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

PROF LOW TECK SENG – Chairman, Singapore Maritime Institute

H.E. LEIF TRANA – Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore

H.E. TAN WAH YEOW – Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Norway

THE NEXT BILATERAL MARITIME RESEARCH PROGRAMME
Official launch and presentation of the new bilateral maritime research call, followed by a panel discussion with research institutions in Norway
and Singapore.

PRESENTATION OF THE NORWAY-SINGAPORE MARITIME RESEARCH CALL

Scope, priorities, eligibility, timeline and application process

KJELL RØANG - Senior Adviser, The Research Council of Norway

DR CHEN XINWEI - Deputy Executive Director, Singapore Maritime Institute

FROM CALL TEXT TO STRONG PROJECTS
How can Norwegian and Singaporean partners use the call to build credible consortia, align research strengths and develop fundable projects in decarbonisation, autonomy, robotics, cyber security, AI and digital twins?

PANELLISTS:

DR CHEN XINWEI - Deputy Executive Director, Singapore Maritime Institute

KJELL RØANG - Senior Adviser, The Research Council of Norway

ARNE FREDHEIM - Research Director, SINTEF Ocean

FLORA (XIUJU) FU - Senior Principal Scientist II | Maritime AI Team Manager, A*STAR 

MODERATOR: DR SANJAY KUTTAN - Head, IaaS Sustainability Innovation, Singapore Institute of Technology

HEALTH SCIENCES: R&D PROJECT UPDATES AND SESSION SUMMARIES
A focused health sciences session with updates from selected Norway-Singapore R&D activities and summaries from related sessions, followed by discussion on next collaboration opportunities.

HOW AI IS TRANSFORMING THE HEALTH SECTOR
A presentation on how artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare, from diagnostics and treatment to clinical workflows, care delivery and
opportunities for Norway-Singapore collaboration.

RICK GOH – Research Director (Healthcare), Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing (IAIC), A*STAR

FROM HEALTH SESSION TAKEAWAYS TO NEW COLLABORATION
Discussion on how project updates and session summaries can be translated into concrete Norway-Singapore collaboration in areas such as AI in
health, cancer treatment, medical imaging, radiation therapy and care delivery.

PANELLISTS:

SAFORA JOHANSEN - Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences and Health, OsloMet

PROF LINDA HE - Professor and Director, NUS

MAURICETTE LEE - Assistant Professor, Health and Social Sciences Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology

RICK GOH – Research Director (Healthcare), Institute of Advanced Intelligence and Computing (IAIC), A*STAR

MODERATOR: ELISE WAAGE DRIVENES – Senior Advisor, Innovation Norway Vest

HORIZON EUROPE AND FUNDING PATHWAYS FOR NORWAY-SINGAPORE RESEARCH
A practical session on how Singaporean and Norwegian partners can build larger consortia, use complementary funding and turn workshop ideas
into applications.

SINGAPORE'S HORIZON EUROPE COMPLEMENTARY FUND: STATUS, ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS

HANS LIM – Head, Academic Research, National Research Foundation Singapore

TURNING OPPORTUNITIES INTO PROJECTS: HORIZON EUROPE, THE COMPLEMENTARY FUND AND BILATERAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION
Panel exploring how Norwegian and Singaporean partners can use the call to build credible consortia, align research strengths and develop
fundable projects in key collaboration areas.

PANELLISTS:

HANS LIM – Head, Academic Research, National Research Foundation Singapore

BENOÎT SAUVEROCHE – First Counsellor, EU Delegation to Singapore

ANOWARUL HABIB – Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

RACHEL EE – Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Singapore

MODERATOR: DR PER CHRISTER LUND – Counsellor Energy and Technology, Innovation Norway Tokyo

QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES: BUILDING SIMULA–SUTD RESEARCH COLLABORATION
An update on quantum research at Simula and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and opportunities for joint
work in quantum computing and software, quantum-safe communications and sensing.

CARLOS CID – Director, Simula UiB

LANCE LIM – Senior Director, Office of AI & Digital Innovation, SUTD

FOOD INNOVATION ACROSS CLIMATES: HOW SINGAPORE AND NORWAY ARE BUILDING RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS
A focused session on how research, innovation and international partnerships can strengthen food resilience through advances in agriculture, aquaculture and food technology.

FROM RESEARCH AND POLICY TO SCALABLE FOOD SOLUTIONS
Leading voices from government, research and industry explore how Singapore and Norway can advance resilient food systems through aquaculture, circular bioeconomy, alternative proteins and sustainable crop nutrition. The session concludes with a moderated panel discussion and audience Q&A.

SPEAKERS AND PANELLISTS:

LEONG DER YAO - Deputy CEO (Corporate, Industry & Technology), Singapore Food Agency

GUNVOR ØIE - Senior Business Developer, SINTEF Ocean

KIM HUAT LOW - VP, Commercial Strategy Execution & Projects, Yara

CHRISTIAN HERMANSEN - Team Lead, Circular Bioeconomy at A*STAR SIFBI

MODERATOR: ARNE-KJETIL LIAN - Commercial Counsellor, Norwegian Embassy & Innovation Norway

PER CHRISTER LUND – Counsellor Energy and Technology, Innovation Norway Tokyo

SANJAY C KUTTAN - Head, IaaS Sustainability Innovation, Singapore Institute of Technology

MODERATOR: BJØRN SIMONSEN – Science and Technology Counsellor, Norwegian Embassy & Innovation Norway